The result she arrives at is thusvictims. All comments Show more comments Their reports make it seem as though sexual abuse committed by the Americans was more the exception than the rule. During the war, they often had no means of support, and their only hope of obtaining food for themselves and their children was to accept a liaison with a German soldier. Often, such gang rapes were blamed on Soviet troops in Germany's east. Sputnik International all editions Log in Register Log out. But this case was different.